We’re looking for a smart, passionate, experienced producer who is well versed in video and audio content production. Not only are you aligned with our company values, but you’re a fearless, creative, ambitious self-starter who can propel us into the next phase of our company’s growth and impact. You thrive on pushing the limits of what’s possible.
In this role, you’ll drive, architect, and lead multiple production projects which include our award-winning show MarieTV, The Marie Forleo Podcast, our legendary online education programs, and various other media projects (webinars, photoshoots, etc.).
The ideal candidate for this role will know how to communicate thoughts and ideas clearly to all stakeholders. You’ll work closely with the VP of Business Operations to ensure that production strategy aligns with overall company goals. You’ll also be expected to develop new strategies in order to increase the overall efficiency of our team and processes.
This is a full-time position that is mostly virtual, but also requires frequent in-person work at our Soho production studio in New York City.
What You’ll be Doing In this Role:
• Innovating, strategizing, and creating captivating content for MFI, including MarieTV, The Marie Forleo Podcast, our dynamic online education experiences, and other digital products. You’ll lead the charge on marrying the voice, tone, and creative spark behind each piece of the editorial strategy
• Spearheading the sourcing and coordination of high profile guests that highlight impactful voices that resonate with our audience across platforms
• Expanding YouTube and podcast followings through channel and episode optimization. This includes staying ahead of trends, anticipating algorithmic shifts, and mastering best practices to foster an engaged community
• Overseeing audience insight data and dissecting performance metrics to identify and push forward strategic growth opportunities
• Composing SEO enhanced titles, tags, headlines, and thumbnails that command attention. You’ll also be directing A/B split testing that elevates our YouTube strategy
• Ensuring the seamless alignment of our editorial and production calendars, while meticulously checking for quality assurance and the timely delivery of content
• Spearheading pre-production efforts by sourcing production crews, schedules, locations, and equipment. You’ll also ensure flawless equipment operation and oversee the testing of cameras, tapeless media, microphones, lights, video monitors, and related equipment
• Supervising production crew; this spans hiring, budgeting, and in-studio management during shoots including but not limited to directors, sound engineers, editors, videographers, producers, and photographers
• Overseeing post-production process including storyline, overall tone, music selection, editing, and additional effects
• Curating and producing customer testimonials that illuminate the transformative impact of our products
• Other duties as assigned
Reading this makes you say, “WHOA — that’s ME!”:
• You’re obsessed with YouTube, podcasts, and all things content and have experience creating high impact content for both
• Personal development, business education and the idea of spending all day developing content in these areas excites you SO much
• You’re a driven, hungry, curious, and highly ambitious self-starter that thrives on optimizing project workflows and relentlessly tests new growth initiatives to get more clicks, views, subscribers
• You’re a naturally fast paced person and thrive in today’s rapidly changing content landscape
• You have leadership skills (and you’re not just a good manager). You’re someone who takes charge and can make the hard calls
• You’re skilled at taking strategic direction and turning it into strong creative content, with minimal creative direction
• You speak in creative, and can easily turn it into a plan for hands-on execution. You also know when to adjust that plan and when to push back on what may derail timeline and budget.
• You’re technically savvy and feel comfortable with software like Zoom, Rev, Vimeo, PDF creation and all aspects of in-person production
• You have excellent organizational abilities and pay attention to every detail, dotting every “i” and crossing every “t”
• You get a lot of satisfaction from seeing a project through from start to finish, cheering your team along every step of the way
• You have a sense of humor
• You're 10,000% reliable, organized, and never miss a deadline
• You’re not afraid to bring new ideas to the table, even if they’re different from what’s been done before, and you speak up when you notice opportunities for improvement
• You have a track record of working well with others, supporting your team, and avoiding drama
• You believe everything is figureoutable, and you’re confident in your ability to find solutions when you hit obstacles
• As a part of our team, you’ll wear many hats and have the opportunity to help grow and shape the future of our company. The only limit is your drive, commitment, and imagination.
Necessary Skills:
• 5+ years experience as a senior producer, executive producer, or line producer with a creative background
• You’re exceptionally skilled at creating high-quality shows and growing audiences (YouTube, podcast, etc.)
• You have video and podcast production experience
• You’re located the continental United States, and can regularly and easily commute to our studio in SoHo
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends
• A solid understanding of technology and using it to manage the creation of content for digital formats, including capabilities and/or confidence with WordPress, Rev, Vimeo, YouTube, Zoom, AWS, Dropbox, Libsyn, and GoogleDrive
• Excellent problem-solving, organization, scheduling, and prioritization abilities
• Confident, clear, and friendly verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving and critical-thinking capability
• Ability to be highly adaptable and be agile as needed in a fast-paced production environment
• Attention to detail
• Experience working remotely preferred
This position is not for you if:
• You have no interest or experience in production
• You get easily overwhelmed
• You don’t like marketing, sales, technology or being the best
• You think self-help is weird
• You have no sense of humor
• You don’t live and work within the continental United States
The nitty gritty:
• This is a full-time position that is mostly virtual, but does require some in person work at our Soho production studio
• Paid medical and dental insurance, plus $1,500 HSA deposit
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account for health insurance and childcare
• 4 weeks company closure time off (exact dates determined by company)
• 10 days PTO
• Paid holidays
• 5 sick days
• 3 personal holidays to use as you choose
• 401(k) with company match and profit sharing
• Paid parental leave
• Colleagues who will make you laugh and support you every step of the way